Sunday, July 14, 2019

PARIS BY WHEELCHAIR -- Part 3

PROGRESS MADE, BUT MANY CHALLENGES REMAIN


The Musee D'Orsay is another world class museum in a re-purposed building.

The artwork of famed Impressionists and others is displayed in a grand Beaux Arts former rail station.

Like the Louvre, elevators are used to transport people with disabilities to the various galleries.

Also like the Louvre, and all other state-operated museums, admission is free for a disabled visitor and one able bodied companion.

Proof is required – a European Union “disabled person” card is often mentioned.


But once they saw that Heidi, pictured above and below by the grand clock in the Orsay, uses a wheelchair for mobility – we were not hassled about official documentation of her right to free admission.




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